Junior School Studies Guide - Aiglon College

HistoryHow is History taught in the Prep Form?Prep Form History is taught for three hours every other week. Pupils are encouraged to develop independentresearch skills using a variety of sources including books and ipads. At the end of the course pupils should beable to identify causal links between different historical events. The main aim of the course is to enable topupils to develop a strong sense of place and time.Syllabus• History skills: chronology, sources, anachronisms, legends, attack and defence• Ancient Egypt or Ancient Greece (Olympic year)• Inventions: pre-history to modern times• World War 2The schemes of work are not rigid and if one topic really captures the imagination of the pupils then more timemay be spent on it.ICTThe Prep Forms attend one hour-long class per week, with one computer per pupil.SyllabusThe course covers a wide curriculum and includes the following topics:• Aiglon College Acceptable Use Policy• Emails and calendars• Word processing to produce posters• Junior School touch typing course• Setting up filing structures• Controlling devices• Analysing data and asking questions• Graphic modelling• Data logging through monitoring environmental changes• Multimedia presentations• Understanding the internet and advanced searching techniques• Internet safety.Aiglon Junior School Studies Guide 2013-14 7